WD Passport software removal

Does anyone know of a method to remove the software that comes pre-loaded and is immune to erasure even after formatting on USB external hard drives. The software is called WD Smartware. It mounts a virtual CD and pops right back onto the desktop even after "ejecting" it. It is similar to the U3 software that comes preloaded on flash drives. Thanks!

STEP 3
Select your WD drive from the column on the left
Select the ERASE tab
Make sure the format menu has "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" selected
Rename your Drive to your own name or whatever you want to call it.
Hit the Erase button.

After I performed these steps, my external hard drive showed up with its new name and I was able to use it as normal. I hope this works for you! It only took me about 5 minutes to do this. Good luck!

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